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1. Each table group needs to find a different current event article that relates to an Amendment right(s).
Please put your names in the tile.
2. Briefly summarize the article.
3. Explain how it relates to the Amendment(s).
4. Write your opinion on the topic of the article.  You can add separate comments if your opinions differ.
5. Cite the article in MLA format.
http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website

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The federal court states there is a law that says it is a crime to encourage illegal immigration but citizens want to the right to do so.
This relates to the first amendment because it takes away the people's rights to freedom of speech.
We believe that it should be a law because illegal immigration would upset many people and cause a lot of problems.

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https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/could-social-media-impact-your-right-to-bear-arms-nys-senator-introduces-bill/1641527193
1. When trying to purchase a gun you need to have a background check. In this article is asking to get people's social media passwords to access the last three years.
2. It's relating to the 2nd amendment's "Right to bear arms"

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http://mynorthwest.com/1201988/rob-mckenna-alaska-mouthing-off-cops/

1.) At a festival a man refused to respond to an officer who has arresting a teenager for consuming beer.
2.) Can the officers arrest the name under law just because he didn't respond to their questions? This article relates to the first amendment freedom of speech, and questions weather  people have the right to talk back to police
3.) Opinion: I think that it is protected under the first amendment, but not encouraged
4.) Staff, MyNorthwest. “Is Mouthing off to a Police Officer Protected under the 1st Amendment?” MyNorthwest.com, 1 Dec. 2018, mynorthwest.com/1201988/rob-mckenna-alaska-mouthing-off-cops/.

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2. A man's $42,000 Land Rover SUV was taken away after he plead guilty to selling $225 worth of heroin to police officers who were undercover. It was considered a "civil forfeiture" action.
3. It relates to the 8th Amendment, as a judge believed it was considered an "excessive fine" due to the fact that the vehicle was worth over four times greater than the maximum fine.
4. (Abbey) I agree the forfeiture of the Land Rover is a form of an excessive fine, as the fine the man had to pay was not nearly as much as the car, so it's unjust for them to make him pay for the fine with his car that's worth over four times the amount of the fine.

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2. The article basically says the amount of shootings could be reduced by focusing on not people but the guns. It is said that shootings all involve guns. It also talks about how it has been proven that people with mental health issues are more likely to be shooters but that isn't a problem, it's the guns fault basically.
3. This article relates to the amendment by fighting against it. Amendment 2 is the right to bear arms but this article is saying that we need to get rid of guns in order to reduce mass shootings.
4. Our opinion on the article is that it is not a good statement to say that it is the "guns fault" for all of the shootings produced. We believe that it is the people behind it that have mental issues that make them do these things. We do believe that guns are to easy to get but we think there should be a system and background check in order to purchase a gun.
5. Hopkins, Sofia. “Guns Are the Problem, Not People.” The Triangle, Sofia Hopkins, 7 Dec. 2018, www.thetriangle.org/opinion/guns-are-the-problem-not-people/.

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2.) There was a routine traffic stop. An officer was shot and killed. The man and his son fled the scene and law enforcement were in a high speed chase. The son was shot and killed by law enforcement. The man has a disorder and a local criminal lawyer questions is forcibly medicating him would be the answer.
3.) He has the 6th amendment right to a jury trial or to a defense.
4.) We think that if he is a mentally ill man then he should be medicated but not for the sole purpose of getting the prosecutors way in court.

Martin, Spencer. “State Looking to Forcibly Medicate Man Charged with Shooting Death.” Home - KULR8.Com, 6 Dec. 2018, www.kulr8.com/news/state-looking-to-forcibly-medicate-man-charged-with-shooting-death/article_b2c2c864-f9ba-11e8-acd6-8b5b491f77e1.html.

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In May 2017, Broadwater County Deputy Mason Moore was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop in Gallatin County.

Suspects Lloyd Barrus and his son, Marshall Barrus fled, leading law enforcement on a high speed chase along Interstate 90.

The chase ended in a shootout with law enforcement. Marshall Barrus was shot in the head and killed by law enforcement.

Prosecutors said Barrus and his son planned a quote "Suicide Mission" involving a shootout with the police.

In June of this year, District Judge Kathy Seeley found 62-year-old Lloyd Barrus was not able to help with his defense against a charge of accessory to deliberate homicide.

A hearing is underway in Helena this week to determine if Barrus should be forcibly medicated in an effort to make him competent to stand trial.

"I think that forcing someone, forcing someone to be medicated so that he could be mentally fit just opens up a whole slew of problems," said local lawyer Brandon Hartford.

Since being declared mentally unfit to stand trial in June, Barrus has been held at the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs.

On Wednesday, Montana State Hospital psychiatrist, Virginia Hill, testified that Barrus has responded to anti-psychotic medication in the past, but he has promised to "fight to the death" against being forcibly medicated.

University of Montana Law Professor Andrew King-Ries said there are two things to look at with competency in court.

"Can he assist with his defense, so he has a 6th amendment right to a jury trial or right to a defense. The other aspect is can you understand the proceedings themselves," said King-Ries.

Defense Attorney Greg Jackson argued on Wednesday that Barrus's delusional disorder should be treated with cognitive therapy. Local criminal lawyer, Brandon Hartford, questions if forcibly medicating Barrus is the answer.

"Who's going to make the decision that he fit to proceed again? Is there going to be a brand new psychological evaluation that is similar to the one they gave him originally to determine that he wasn't fit to proceed?" questioned Hartford.

Professor King-Ries added, it is very difficult to find an answer for this case, and if a clear answer cannot be found, Barrus's case may move to higher courts in the future.

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State looking to forcibly medicate man charged with shooting death

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In May 2017, Broadwater County Deputy Mason Moore was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop in Gallatin County. Suspects Lloyd Barrus and his son, Marshall Barrus fled, leading law enforcement on a high speed chase along Interstate 90. The chase ended in a shootout with law enforcement.

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2. This article says that the Washington Police want to raise the age to get a semi-automatic rifle to twenty one instead of eighteen.
3. in comments
4.  Owen- I think that the age should be raised to twenty one because the older you are the more mature you are.
Maria- I think it should be raised and I know people that are eighteen who are not nearly mature enough to have a rifle.
Vanessa- I think it should be raised because eighteen is not mature enough

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2. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia ordered the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khasshogi to silence his criticisms of his rule. Some of the hit team were directly tied to the Crown Prince and he's too powerful and controlling to not know what was happening.
3. It relates to the freedom of religion in the first amendment because he was murdered because of his criticisms of the Crown Prince.
4. Our opinion is that the CIA is correct that the Crown Prince ordered the murder to silence his critics violating the freedom of speech.
5. Harris, Shane, et al. “CIA Concludes Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Jamal Khashoggi's Assassination.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 16 Nov. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cia-concludes-saudi-crown-prince-ordered-jamal-khashoggis-assassination/2018/11/16/98c89fe6-e9b2-11e8-a939-9469f1166f9d_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.893fb4b6a1f0.

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2. A man's $42,000 Land Rover SUV was taken away after he plead guilty to selling $225 worth of heroin to police officers who were acting undercover. It was considered a "civil forfeiture" action.
3. It relates to the 8th Amendment, as a judge believed it was considered an "excessive fine" due to the fact that the vehicle was worth over four times greater than the fine.
4. I think this guy Is wrong for selling drugs but I don't think that the police should have the right to take the car.
5. “Seizing a Car over $225 Worth of Heroin? The Supreme Court Needs to Rein in States' Forfeiture Power.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2018, www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-scotus-forfeit-20181129-story.html.